Posts Tagged ‘San Francisco’

88% This cafe has its own recipe of beans and roast profile. They have an amazingly dialed-in 2 group Synesso. Their baristas know coffee, talk coffee and more importantly know how to extract a great shot. My single origin from...

70% This has a great feel of a bohemian café that is relaxed and casual. None of the trappings of contemporary hip new cafes that are popping up, but all the authenticity of a neighborhood hangout. My hunch is that there are a...

85% I have been back to this place 3 times since my first visit. Each time I have appreciated their coffee more. It is smooth, thick and not too acidic or bitter. Creamy with a hint of chocolate and berries. Unfortunately, they...

76.7% Dolores Park Cafe is on the northeast corner of this Mission/Dolores area. The Mission District is filled with great coffee. Stanza, Four Barrel, Ritual are just some of the names. This caters to the neighborhood and park...

82.5% Hayes Valley Bakeworks serves Four Barrel Coffee and a variety of in house baked goods. The coffee is great, the space is awesome and bright. They do not use a La Marzocco, but the Nuova Simonelli does a decent job with the...

66.7% Epicenter uses good coffee. They also know coffee and shot making. As a result, you will get a good cup of espresso based shot. Service however is not as good as the coffee. They seem to be a bit on the let’s take...

73.3% Mercury is a neighborhood cafe in the Hayes Valley area of SF. This is where the original Blue Bottle Kiosk started. Hayes is a very cool and rapidly developing area. But Mercury go back beyond the new coolness of...

86.7% This is a great JV between Josey Baker a bread-maker with a real last name Baker and Four Barrel Coffee of Mission District fame. This is a modern well lit version of Four Barrel that serves freshly made breads. So instead...

85% Stanza – Their Mission District location is on 16th between Valencia and Guerrero and is a great coffee bar. The building that it occupies is rustic and reminds me of an old school jazz club. Except they play good old...

83.3% A neighborhood coffee shop that offers a good combo of breakfast sweets and great coffee. They use mostly Ritual Roaster’s coffees. Yes the Slayer is no longer there, but the Strada pulls a good shot. Small and...